ABSTRACT
The term 'art-of-living' refers to capabilities for
leading a good life. Since there are different views on what a good life is, there could
also be a difference in the capabilities called for. In this paper I distinguish two main
views on the good life: the 'virtuous' life and the 'enjoyable' life and describe variants
of each. I explore what competencies are required for living such lives and conclude that
these differ indeed. So there are different arts of living.
The set of capabilities required for leading a happy life can be identified by means of empirical research. This capability-profile comes close to the notion of ‘positive mental health’.